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Greatest Hits (Mötley Crüe album)

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Greatest Hits
The original 1998 cover. On the 2009 digital re-issue, the cover is tinted red.
Compilation album by
Mötley Crüe
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17) (Reissue)
Recorded1981–1998
1981–2009 (Reissue)
Genre
Length73:56
78:57 (Reissue)
Label
Mötley Crüe chronology
Generation Swine
(1997) 		Greatest Hits
(1998) 		Supersonic and Demonic Relics
(1999)
Mötley Crüe chronology
Saints of Los Angeles
(2008) 		Greatest Hits
(2009) 		The Dirt Soundtrack
(2019)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Bitter Pill"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Enslaved"
    Released: 1998
Alternative cover
2009 reissue
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
AllMusic[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[3]
Blare Magazine[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Greatest Hits (stylized as GREATE$T HIT$) is the second compilation album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released by Mötley Records and Beyond Music on October 27, 1998. It is an updated version of the 1991 compilation Decade of Decadence 81–91, which is currently out of print. Its cover art features a caricature of the band by artist/designer Erik Casillas.[1] The album was reissued by Eleven Seven Music on November 17, 2009, with a different track listing.[2]

Commercial performance

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Greatest Hits charted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in 1998.[6] The compilation featured two newly recorded songs: the singles "Bitter Pill" which charted at number 22 on the Mainstream rock charts[7] and "Enslaved" which charted at number 34 on the Billboard Heritage charts.

The 2009 version charted at No. 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart on Billboard magazine.[8]

Accolades

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Greatest Hits won the 1998 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for "Best Compilation".[9]

Track listing

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1998 version

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bitter Pill"
4:27
2."Enslaved"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
3."Girls, Girls, Girls"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
4."Kickstart My Heart"Sixx4:44
5."Wild Side"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:37
6."Glitter" (Remix)
5:40
7."Dr. Feelgood"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:43
8."Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:14
9."Home Sweet Home"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
3:57
10."Afraid"Sixx4:08
11."Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:40
12."Without You"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:29
13."Smokin' in the Boys Room" (Brownsville Station cover)
3:27
14."Primal Scream"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:46
15."Too Fast for Love"Sixx3:21
16."Looks That Kill"Sixx4:01
17."Shout at the Devil '97"Sixx3:42
Total length:73:56

2009 version

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Too Fast for Love"Sixx3:26
2."Shout at the Devil"Sixx3:16
3."Looks That Kill"Sixx4:09
4."Too Young to Fall in Love"Sixx3:33
5."Smokin' in the Boys Room"
  • Koda
  • Lutz
3:28
6."Home Sweet Home"
  • Sixx
  • Lee
4:01
7."Wild Side"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
4:42
8."Girls, Girls, Girls"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
4:30
9."Dr. Feelgood"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:51
10."Kickstart My Heart"Sixx4:44
11."Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:14
12."Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:40
13."Without You"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
4:30
14."Primal Scream"
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
  • Lee
4:47
15."Sick Love Song"
4:19
16."Afraid"Sixx4:09
17."If I Die Tomorrow"
3:42
18."Saints of Los Angeles"
3:40
19."The Animal in Me" (Remix)
  • Sixx
  • Michael
  • Ashba
  • Frederiksen
4:16
Total length:78:57
Extended Version bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
20."Girls, Girls, Girls" (from Live Around the World 1989-1990)
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Lee
5:42
21."Red Hot" (from Live Around the World 1989-1990)
  • Sixx
  • Mars
  • Neil
3:21
22."All in the Name of..." (from Live Around the World 1989-1990)
  • Sixx
  • Neil
4:54
23."Dr. Feelgood" (from Live Around the World 1989-1990)
  • Sixx
  • Mars
6:41

Charts

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Album

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 30
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 16
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 85
US Billboard 200[13] 20
Chart (2009) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 90
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 9

Singles

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Year Title Chart Position
1998 "Bitter Pill" Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay[16] 22
1999 "Enslaved" Billboard Heritage Rock[17] 34

Certifications

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1998 version

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

2009 version

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Greatest Hits (1998) at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Greatest Hits (2009) at AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  4. ^ "Album Reviews". Blare. November 30, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Motley Crue". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Allmusic (Motley Crue charts & awards)Billboard albums".
  7. ^ "Motley Crue on The Mainstream rock charts".
  8. ^ "Motley Crue charts and awards". Allmusic.
  9. ^ Metal Edge, August 1999
  10. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Mötley Crüe – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  11. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mötley Crüe – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  15. ^ "Motley Crue Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  16. ^ "Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Billboard Heritage Rock Chart". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  18. ^ a b "American album certifications – Motley Crue". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  19. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Motley Crue". Music Canada. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "British album certifications – Motley Crue – Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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